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Sweet Baby Inc doesn't even remotely do what many think it does, but on the modern internet, that doesn't matter

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Except they're not just saying "we don't like this" and moving on. They're using dogwhistles ("woke" is only the first one) and 4-chan level type of slurs in their cries of conspiracy. It's a thinly disguised hate club, games are only an excuse.

They tried to progressively hide it from their group's front page, editing its language several times, but it was still there in the discussions in and around the group.